AdvancedImaging.Vet · Hospital Build
Building or remodeling? Plan the imaging room first.
The most expensive imaging mistakes I see are made in the drawings: a door that's too narrow, a room that's a foot short, power that wasn't planned for. Bring me in before the plans are final and most of that is avoidable.
Three paths
Adding a CT room
Confirm the finished dimensions, the path in, power, cooling and shielding before anything is built.
Remodeling
Lock the scanner choice before electrical, doors, flooring and casework are finalized.
Building new
Get the architect, physicist, contractor and equipment team talking from the first set of plans.
Five things to decide together
Change the scanner late and the room changes. Change the caseload late and the scanner changes. Settle these as a set: the cases, the type of system, the room, the workflow, and who supports it afterward.
Clinical brief
Cases, patient sizes, volume, contrast, cardiac, MRI, and growth.
Equipment class
High-resolution CT, Spiral-Linear CT, multidetector CT, MRI, or phased expansion.
Room + site
Dimensions, shielding, power, cooling, rigging, control, and network.
Workflow
Patient path, anesthesia, recovery, injector, image transfer, and reading.
Ownership
Training, service, maintenance, downtime planning, and lifecycle cost.
Help from Patterson's design team
Patterson has a Clinic Design team and Equipment Specialists who work on room layout, utilities, contractors and installation. Clinic design is a complimentary service.
Design for movement
Use patient, client, staff, and material flow to reduce bottlenecks and support daily productivity.
Plan the utilities
Equipment Specialists provide mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural information for the selected equipment.
Coordinate the handoff
Align contractors, delivery, installation, function checks, and team training around a realistic opening or go-live plan.
Prepare for ownership
Build local service, technical support, training, repairs, and downtime planning into the project before opening.
For new, expanding, or remodeling practices
Patterson also runs GPS, a three-day planning seminar held twice a year for practices that are building, expanding or remodeling.
- Business financing, real estate, insurance, and strategic planning
- Inventory management and practice operations
- Equipment selection, hands-on demonstrations, and hospital design
- Peer networking and guided planning with a Patterson representative
Turn the clinical plan into a buildable hospital
Patterson's clinic-design process can help connect the floor plan to the people, equipment, utilities, permits, construction partners, and installation sequence.
- New construction, remodel, expansion, or equipment replacement
- Connections to real estate, financing, permitting, and construction resources
- Veterinary-specific equipment and room requirements
- Project inspiration plus a downloadable new-practice checklist
See veterinary hospital design examples ↗
Program details and availability can change. Confirm current eligibility, dates, included services, and project scope with Patterson before relying on them for a build schedule.
Questions to answer before the drawings are final
Room and rig path
- Finished room width, length, and ceiling height
- Door, corridor, turning, dock, elevator, and floor limits
- Equipment service clearances and replacement path
- Control area, injector, storage, and patient access
Power, cooling, and network
- Dedicated electrical service, transformer, and UPS needs
- Heat rejection, HVAC capacity, and environmental limits
- Network drops, bandwidth, PACS, workstations, and security
- Emergency power and downtime implications
Radiation and regulatory
- Physicist shielding design for the exact room and system
- Local registration, inspection, and signage requirements
- Controlled-area layout and operator visibility
- Acceptance testing and documentation responsibilities
Clinical adoption
- Patient preparation, anesthesia, monitoring, and recovery
- Protocol ownership and contrast-injector workflow
- Technician and doctor training before go-live
- First-case support and 30/60/90-day follow-up
Send me the floor plan
Tell me what you're building and what you want to scan. I'll tell you what to ask your architect.